# Sher Ali (1825-1879) Amir of Afghanistan, photographed in 1869 by John Burke

- By: John Burke / Adam Cuerden
- Date: 1869
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Bonhams
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sher_Ali_(1825-1879)_Amir_of_Afghanistan,_photographed_in_1869_by_John_Burke.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sher_Ali_%281825-1879%29_Amir_of_Afghanistan%2C_photographed_in_1869_by_John_Burke.jpg/1920px-Sher_Ali_%281825-1879%29_Amir_of_Afghanistan%2C_photographed_in_1869_by_John_Burke.jpg
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H.H. the Amir Sher Ali Khan (1825-1879) taken in 1869 by John Burke, from the album 'The Afghan War, Attock to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab.' Albumen print, circa 240 x 295mm (This is the typical size of prints in this album, per Bonhams).

Per File:Sher Ali Khan of Afghanistan in 1869.jpg, this photograph of the Amir dates from 1869 from the Ambala Durbar \[Umballa State Durbar, 1869, also spelt as "Darbar"\] when he first entered into negotiations with the British. Burke reused it as part of the introduction to his Afghan War catalogue.